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Mohanlal’s Monster looks like a mystery thriller

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Mohanlal’s Monster looks like a mystery thriller

Mohanlal’s Monster looks like a mystery thriller

After a lot of delays, the makers of Mohanlal’s ‘Monster’ have finally released its trailer. The film marks the reunion of the ‘Pulimurugan’ trio of Mohanlal, director Vysakh and scriptwriter Udaykrishna. From the trailer, it looks like a crime thriller in which Mohanlal plays a character named Lucky Singh.

The film has a big supporting cast. Telugu actress Lakshmi Manchu is making her Malayalam debut with ‘Monster’. Lena, Ganesh Kumar, Siddique, Binu Pappu, Honey Rose Sudev Nair, Kailas, Edavala Babu and many others are part of the film.

‘Monster’ has Satheesh Kurup as the cinematographer and Deepak Dev as the music director. Editor Shameer Muhammed, action choreographer Stunt Silva and many others are part of the technical crew.

The film was originally planned as a direct OTT release, but is now eyeing a theatre release later this month.

Rorschach Movie Review: A cerebral, unique experiment

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Rorschach Movie Review: A cerebral, unique experiment

Rorschach Movie Review: A cerebral, unique experiment

In a recent interview, Mammootty had spoken about how Malayalam cinema is always known for its experiments, and he pointed out the example of the State award winning ‘Aavasavyuham’, a fascinating genre-bender. Well, the megastar’s latest film ‘Rorschach’ is one such interesting fusion of genres. Mammootty deserves huge respect for his unending passion to shoulder such projects time and again.

‘Rorschach’, directed by Nisam Basheer, is completely in contrast to the filmmaker’s previous film ‘Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha’ (also his debut). It begins with Luke Antony (Mammootty) filing a missing complaint in a police station about his wife. The mystery element begins from there. Minutes into the film, one can understand that Luke is in this quaint, remote village for something else. He buys a house there and begins his trail. From here, the narrative sprangs quite a few spoilers, which is best experienced without knowing as much as possible.

Sameer Abdul’s story is something that has been successfully explored several times in world cinema. But it his wonderfully written screenplay that keeps the viewer interested all through the runtime. Nisam Basheer, rightfully, opts for a dark treatment. Literally, everything is dark in the film. The visuals, the humour, the characters and their motives.

Mammootty is terrific in his portrayal of a distraught, revenge-obsessed man. It is an absolute treat to watch him switch shades, particularly the grey portions. Despite being a star of such stature, Mammootty doesn’t show any qualms in portraying an immoral character. This is also a film that doesn’t celebrate the star. He doesn’t get a proper introduction shot. The film’s opening scene has him casually walking (without any slo-mo, or background music) towards a police station. There is no pointless mass moments. Though couple of action scenes seemed forced, it’s effective with some smart choreographed.

Mammootty is ably supported by a brilliant ensemble. Bindu Panicker gets the role of her lifetime and she proves her range as a performer. Kottayam Nazeer and Jagadish also show what showcase their true potential. Grace Antony, Sharafudheen and Sanju Sivaram also impress.

‘Rorschach’ is one of the most technically sound films to have come out of Malayalam cinema in recent times. Right from its absorbing cinematography and atmospheric sound design, everything is top-notch. Midhun Mukundan’s stellar music is one of the film’s major highlights. The choice to use English tracks is so refreshing and makes this film stand apart from the template Malayalam thrillers.

Overall, ‘Rorschach’ is a great theatrical watch if you’re in the mood to watch something ‘unique’ and ‘gripping’.

Friendship song: New single from Saturday Night out

Meriya Antony
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Friendship song: New single from Saturday Night out

Friendship song: New single from Saturday Night out

‘Saturday Night’, from the ‘Kayamkulam Kochunni’ combo of Nivin Pauly and director Rosshan Andrrews, is gearing up to hit screens. Ahead of the release, the makers have shared a new single titled the ‘Friendship Song’. It is sung and composed by Jakes Bejoy.

‘Saturday Night’, scripted by Naveen Bhaskar, looks like fun-filled buddy comedy. According to the makers, it is a beautiful tale of friendship, love, and laughter. The film stars Nivin, Aju Varghese, Siju Wilson and Saiju Kurup as close friends who grow apart at a particular point in their lives. The film also stars Saniya Iyappan, Malavika Sreenath of ‘Madhuram’ fame and Grace Antony in crucial roles. It has Aslam K Purayil as the cameraman and Jakes Bejoy as the music director. Vinayaka Ajith is producing the film under the banner of Ajith Vinayaka Films.

The much-awaited release date of ‘Saturday Night’ is expected to be announced soon.

Official: Ponniyin Selvan-1 crosses Rs 300 crores mark worldwide

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Official: Ponniyin Selvan-1 crosses Rs 300 crores mark worldwide

Official: Ponniyin Selvan-1 crosses Rs 300 crores mark worldwide

The makers of ‘Ponniyin Selvan-1’ have officially announced that the film has gone past the Rs 300 crore mark from its first week worldwide gross. It is a huge achievement, and as per trade reports, the Mani Ratnam directorial is certain to become one of the highest grossing Tamil films of all time. Criticis and commoners alike have taken a liking to the period epic. Besides youngsters, who are usually the majority of the movie-going audience, ‘PS 1’ is attracting a lot of families and older audience who are all intrigued to watch the already familiar novel on big screen.

‘Ponniyin Selvan’, based on Kalki’s novel of the same name, tells the story of early days of Arulmozhi Varman, who later became the Chola emperor, Raja Raja Chola I. Jayam Ravi plays the titular role. Others in the cast include Vikram, Trisha, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Parthiban, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Jayachitra, Rahman, Vikram Prabhu, Lal, Sarath Kumar, Jayachitra, and Ashwin Kakumanu.

‘PS-1’ has been Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. It is produced by Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies.

Padavettu trailer to be launched in grand fashion

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Padavettu trailer to be launched in grand fashion

Padavettu trailer to be launched in grand fashion

The makers of Nivin Pauly-starrer ‘Padavettu’ have planned a grand trailer launch event today at Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the presence of the Kerala Blasters football team. It is worth a mention that Nivin was a former brand ambassador of the team.

‘Padavettu’, written and directed by newcomer Liju Krishna, is said to be a political thriller. The film recently got censored with a U/A certificate and is slated to hit screens on October 21. Nivin Pauly’s fans have been eagerly waiting for the film for long, as it got delayed multiple times due to various reasons.

‘Padavettu’, set in the Kannur region, stars Shine Tom Chacko, Shammy Thilakan, Indrans and Sudheesh in supporting roles. Manju Warrier also essays a cameo role in the film. Actor Sunny Wayne is producing it in association with Saregama, a leading music label. Their film division Yoodlee Films is foraying into Malayalam industry with this project.

Star-studded cast in Dileep-Arun Gopy film

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Star-studded cast in Dileep-Arun Gopy film

Star-studded cast in Dileep-Arun Gopy film

As reported earlier, Dileep is reuniting up with director Arun Gopy after the blockbuster success of ‘Ramaleela’. Shoot for their new film, tentatively titled ‘D 147’, is currently progressing. Planned as a pan-Indian project, the makers are roping in actors from various languages to star in the film.

Popular South Indian actress Tamannaah Bhatia is making her Malayalam debut with this film. Veteran Tamil actor Sarath Kumar, who has previously acted with Dileep in ‘Christian Brothers’, is essaying another major role. Bollywood actor Dino Morea, Rajveer Ankur Singh, Easwari Rao, Amit Tiwari, VTV Ganesh and many other non-Malayali actors are part of the cast.

This yet-to-be-titled film is scripted by Udhayakrishna and produced by Vinayaka Ajith of Ajith Vinayaka Films. On the technical front, Shajikumar has been assigned as the cinematographer. Sam CS of ‘Vikram Vedha’ fame is the music director. Edits will be done by Vivek Harshan.

Suresh Gopi’s next announced

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Suresh Gopi’s next announced

Suresh Gopi’s next announced

Last day, Suresh Gopi made the official announcement of his next project. Tentatively titled ‘SG 255’, the film will be directed by Pravin Narayanan and produced by Cosmos Entertainments. The actor has shared an announcement poster in his social media handle. Along with that, he has written,

Here’s announcing my next film which will be directed by Pravin Narayanan and produced by Cosmos Entertainments.
Rolling from October 2022.

“Truth shall always prevail!”

#SG255 #PravinNarayanan #CosmosEntertainments

Meanwhile, Suresh Gopi’s recent release ‘Mei Hoom Moosa’ is doing decently well in theatres. The film directed by Jibu Jacob is a fun political satire. Suresh Gopi also has ‘Ottakomban’, ‘Highway 2’ and an untitled mass entertainer with Rahul Ramachandran in his kitty.

SJ Suryah’s look from Mark Antony out

Meriya Antony
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SJ Suryah’s look from Mark Antony out

SJ Suryah’s look from Mark Antony out

We had earlier reported about Vishal and SJ Suryah teaming up for Adhik Ravichandran’s ambitious film ‘Mark Antony’. It is planned as a pan-Indian project that will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. Last day, the makers released SJ Suryah’s look in it. The actor looks almost unrecognizable in his new eccentric getup. Earlier, the makers had shared a similar poster featuring Vishal. The backdrop in both the posters suggests a period setting.

‘Mark Antony’ has RituVarma as the female lead. The film produced by Mini Studio Vinod Kumar has music scored by GV Prakash and cinematography by Abinandhan Ramanujam. More details are awaited.

SJ Suryah recently joined the shoot of the much-hyped Ram Charan-Shankar film ‘RC 15’. He is reportedly playing a very prominent role in it.

Gautham Menon to be part of Vijay’s Thalapathy 67

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Gautham Menon to be part of Vijay’s Thalapathy 67

Gautham Menon to be part of Vijay’s Thalapathy 67

It is already confirmed that Vijay’s next film will be with Lokesh Kanagaraj, who made the blockbuster ‘Master’ with him. Tentatively titled ‘Thalapathy 67’, the film is touted to be a gangster drama and its pre-production works are currently underway. While there are speculations about many big names being in talks for the film, filmmaker Gautham Menon has revealed that Lokesh has approached him to play an important role.

The ‘Venthu Thanindhathu Kaadu’ director is quoted saying in an interview, “I haven’t signed the film as yet. Till the shoot doesn’t happen, anything can happen. But I did get a call from director Lokesh. He’s a friend. Last time also he had called me to play a small role in ‘Vikram’, but it didn’t happen so he said this time he’ll ensure it happens.”

There are also reports about Sanjay Dutt, Trisha and Prithviraj Sukumaran starring in ‘Thalapathy 57’, but none of it is yet to be confirmed. 7 Screen Studio, the co-producers of ‘Master’, is backing the film. They are expected to launch the project soon.

Vijay Sethupathi’s Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir set for December release

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Vijay Sethupathi’s Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir set for December release

Vijay Sethupathi’s Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir set for December release

The makers of Vijay Sethupathi’s long delayed film ‘Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir’ have announced their release plans. The film will be hitting screens in December, but an exact date has not yet been confirmed.

‘Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir’ is directed by debutant Venkata Krishna Roghanth. As per reports, it is a musical thriller set in the backdrop of Christmas and New Year celebrations. It is learnt that the film focuses on an international issue

Megha Akash of ‘Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta’ fame plays the female lead. Kaniha, who is making her comeback to Kollywood after a very long gap, also essays an important role of a Sri Lankan Tamil woman. Vivek, Mohan Raja, Riythvika, Chinni Jeyanth, Karu Pazhaniappan Magizh Thirumeni, Ragu Aditya and many others are part of the supporting cast.

The film has camera cranked by Vetrivel Mahendran. It is backed by Chandra Arts.

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